With more than 6 million cases and more than 191,000 deaths in the United States, the NFL becomes the latest sports league to cautiously return to competition arenas. And it's not just coronavirus that has changed the football landscape.
But as the $450 million man leads the Kansas City Chiefs against the Houston Texans tonight in the NFL season opener, a most unusual offseason comes to an end and a much different path begins in earnest for the country's most popular sports league. And the news is as focused on the events happening around the players as it is with them.
More than 60 players withdraw from 2020 NFL season over coronavirus concerns 02:49"The NFL stands with the Black community, the players, clubs and fans. Confronting systemic racism with tangible and productive steps is absolutely essential," Goodell said last week in announcing league initiatives that include the end zone messages.
How the NFL plans to keep players safe 06:44The NFL tests players every day, according to media reports, citing a league memo. In the latest results, one player and seven team personnel tested positive for the virus between August 30 and September 5, a total of 44,510 tests. Between August 12 and 29, four players tested positive. The league went without its normal four preseason games, so this will be the first intensive action for players in the past seven or eight months.
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